Joni Mitchell’s music is back on Spotify more than two years after she took it off the platform to protest the other content on the popular streaming service.
Mitchell did not officially announce her return to Spotify, but her complete discography is now playable again on the app.
Mitchell removed her music from Spotify in January 2022 to support fellow Canadian music icon, Neil Young, who was raised in Winnipeg, and had also removed his catalog to protest the company’s decision to give exclusive platform to controversial podcast host Joe Rogan.
Young had set conditions for Spotify due to concerns that Rogan was spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on his show.
Earlier this month, Young announced he was returning to Spotify, explaining on his website that the same “disinformation podcast” is now available on various streaming platforms and he can’t leave them all.
Rogan signed a new deal with Spotify in February, estimated by the Wall Street Journal to be worth as much as US$250 million over several years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on March 23, 2024.
— with files from The Associated Press
